# Engineer Takes Down International Bike Theft Ring Using Facebook Clues! 🚲

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/engineer-takes-down-international-bike-theft-ring-using-facebook-clues/290961>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** hacking\
**Created:** [September 9, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/engineer-takes-down-international-bike-theft-ring-using-facebook-clues/290961 "2024-09-09T12:57:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheJoker](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/thejoker/32/22660_2.png) [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/engineer-takes-down-international-bike-theft-ring-using-facebook-clues/290961/1 "2024-09-09T12:57:42Z")

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**Summary:**

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1. **Stolen Bike Ring**  
Security engineer Bryan Hance uncovered a bike theft ring operating between the Bay Area and Mexico, using Facebook Marketplace and Instagram to sell stolen high-end bikes.

2. **Tracking the Seller**  
Hance traced the seller to Mexico through social media and identified a U.S.-based fence named Victor Romero. His auto shop had distinctive features seen in photos of stolen bikes.

3. **Legal Action**  
San Francisco police raided Romero’s shop in 2021, finding $200,000 in cash and stolen bikes. Romero has been indicted on felony charges, but bike theft continues.

**Read more at:** [MSN](https://msn.com)